Quiz 1 Flashcards
Another assumption that general psychology holds is the lack of consideration for context and content. Which one of these describes this assumption?
a.Psychological function vs. cultural function
b. A and B
c. Psychological function vs. psychosocial function
d.Psychosocial function vs cognitive function
Psychological function vs. psychosocial function
Which approach suggests that people co-construct a reality through discourse with others?
a.None of the answers provided
b. Individualistic approach
c. Symbolic approach
d. Activity approach
Individualistic approach
One reason we study cultural psychology is to highlight the notion of normalizing group differences. This is known as_________________.
a.None of the answers provided
b.Multicultural approach
c. Social learning
d. Shared context
Multicultural approach
Negative effects of depression could be an example of which psychological universal?
a. Functional universal
b. Existential universal
c. Accessibility universal
d. Non-universal
Functional universal
When we say that everyone is the same everywhere we call it _________________.
a.Color-blind approach
b.Ethnocentrism
c.Universal laws
d.Globalization
Color-blind approach
What is one weakness of the individualistic approach?
a. All answers provided
b.It is unclear how activity organizes psychological processes
c. Minimizes individual differences in concepts and processes
d. It overlooks organized social action necessary to change cultural and psychological phenomena
It overlooks organized social action necessary to change cultural and psychological phenomena
Which one of these is one of the themes in cultural psychology?
a. Ethnocentrism
b. Globalization
c. Universal brains and cultural experiences
d. Cultural differences
Universal brains and cultural experiences
In the activity approach of cultural psychology, the theorists argue that the primary cultural influence on psychology is the socially organized activity. This would suggest___________.
a. Culture is externalized
b. Culture is neither externalized nor internalized
c. None of the answers provided
d. Culture is internalized
Culture is externalized
What is the essence of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory?
a. Relationship between systems
b. Viewing an individual as a whole
c. None of the provided answers
d. Viewing people within their systems
Relationship between systems
In the approaches of cultural psychology, the symbolic approach focuses on cultural symbols that direct responses. This would suggest that culture is internalized.
Select one:
True
False
True
In Bronfenbrenner’s theory, which one of these are in the microsystem?
a. All the answers provided
b. Environmental changes that occur over one’s life course
c. Health services
d. Ideologies of cultures
Health services
Who is the father of modern-day cultural psychology?
a. John Berry
b. None of the above
c. Richard Shweder
d. Steven Heine
Richard Shweder
Which one of these is an example of a shared context?
a. Gen Z
b. Buddhism
c. All answers provided
d. Living on a farm
All answers provided
Social facilitation is an example of which psychological universal?
a. Functional universal
b. Existential universal
c. Accessibility universal
d. Non-universal
Accessibility universal
An invention created by a cultural is known as a ___________.
a. Accessibility universal
b. Functional universal
c. Existential universal
d. Non-universal
Non-universal
In general psychology, we follow certain assumptions that direct our work. One of the assumptions is that our minds work under natural universal laws. Which one of these is an example we discussed in class?
a.Law of generalization
b. Law of gravity
c. Law of assumption
d. Law of attraction
Law of generalization
Our psychological functioning is sometimes referred to as an abstract central processing unit (CPU) in general psychology. Which one of these is an example of CPU?
a. Memory
b. All provided answers
c. Attention
d. Learning
All provided answers
What does it mean to say the psychological database is WEIRD?
a. The subjects studied have no relevance to the general population.
b. None of the answers provided
c. The psychological database is difficult to navigate because of the complex topics studied.
d. Studies that are conducted are conducted with western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic populations which means that the results from these studies represent a specific population and cannot be generalized
Studies that are conducted are conducted with western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic populations which means that the results from these studies represent a specific population and cannot be generalized
Social learning is when people are existing within some kind of understanding that others are unable to understand.
Select one:
True
False
False
In Bronfenbrenner’s theory, mass media would be considered part of __________.
a. Mesosystem
b. Chronosystem
c. Macrosystem
d. Exosystem
Exosystem
Shame is an example of which psychological universal?
a. Accessibility universal
b. Existential universal
c. Non-universal
d. Functional universal
Existential universal
When driving on the highway, when a police car is behind us we sometimes slow down or start to panic. This is an example of psychological processes that are shaped by our experiences.
Select one:
True
False
True
What two statements are true about human beings according to Mark Van Doren?
a. All humans are alike, all humans are different
b. All humans are different
c. All humans are the same
d. All humans are neither alike nor different
All humans are alike, all humans are different
What is a strength of the symbolic approach to cultural psychology?
a. Highlights the cognitive basis of psychological processes
b. Emphasizes individual differences in psychological phenomena
c. There is emphasis on tools
d. None of the answers provided
Highlights the cognitive basis of psychological processes
